What color is #9698D5?

#9698D5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9698D5?

The RGB value is 150, 152, 213: 150 red, 152 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9698D5?

The complementary color is #D5D396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9698D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9698D5 color

#9698D5 rgb(150, 152, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9698D5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.6% green and 83.5% blue (150, 152, 213).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 43% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#9698D5 color codes

HEX	`#9698D5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 152, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 43%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 30%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, 13.04, -31.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 33.95, 292.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.813, 33.744, 67.564)`
Decimal	`9869525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9698D5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9698D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9698D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9698D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9698d5; }
.text { color: #9698d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9698d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 152 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9698d5, #b396d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9698D5?: #9698D5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9698D5?: The RGB value is 150, 152, 213: 150 red, 152 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9698D5?: The complementary color is #D5D396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9698D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.